I've begun to notice, since they lowered their prices, that my dvds take an extra day to get to me. It used to be that Netflix would send them on , say, monday, i would get them wednesday. now i get them thursday. not too bad though.

Netflix Inc on Thursday previewed a new Web feature that the online DVD rental company hopes will keep subscribers loyal as it works toward its pledge to reach 4 million subscribers by the end of 2005.

The free service, called "friends," allows subscribers to share their DVD picks with others who have Netflix accounts so that friends can monitor each other's movie habits.

Netflix rolled out a preview version of the service this week, and plans to launch "friends" for its 2.3 million subscribers in January, Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings told Reuters on Thursday.

"It allows our users to share and communicate and discover a love of movies," Hastings said. "We've only scratched the surface of how to use the Internet to enhance the movie experience."

Netflix, which pioneered online DVD rental and holds about 9 percent of the market, slashed its subscription price last month to fend off competition from Blockbuster Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc . Netflix officials said they were girding for a likely challenge from Amazon.com Inc .

In October, Netflix announced a costly plan that calls for the company to run at break-even and keep its prices low while spending more money to attract and keep subscribers.

The plan appears to be working. Netflix recently revised upward its fourth-quarter guidance for subscriber acquisitions by at least 150,000 to reflect strong growth and lower churn.

"Subscriber growth has exceeded our expectation," Hastings said. "What you will see over the next two years is innovation. We continue to blaze the path of how movies can be enjoyed."

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I canceled Netflix for a few months due to lack of funds and school. Only recently did I sign back up. Netflix makes me feel so cool. I remember first day in History of Film class the prof asked if anyone used Netflix. I was the only one that used it besides him. I was proud. I had him show me his queue once. haha. I had seen a lot of the films on his list.

I've been carrying The Office season one dvd from Netflix in my purse. 8) I don't want to send it back.

Of course it's slower right NOW. It's holiday season, the mail is slower during the holidays. Netflix has opened more offices, the business isn't getting slower, the mail is.

I never got a DVD that was supposed to arrive on Tuesday. It's probably lost in the mail. (this would only be the second one ever, though)

If I recall, only one dvd got lost. And if it's the one I'm thinking of, it was a disc from 24 season 2. It took past 5 days for it to get to me, so I reported lost and ended up getting the 'lost' disc and the replacement . The postal service is the worst part of Netflix, especially Atlanta's.